Residential delivery area · Arkansas
ZIP Code 72838: Gravelly, AR
ZIP code 72838 uses the postal name Gravelly, Arkansas and lies mostly in Yell County (84% of its land) with the rest in Scott County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 200 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $85,580 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Gravelly · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Yell County (84%); Scott County (16%)
- Micro area
- Russellville, AR
- House district
- AR-4 119th Congress
- State
- Arkansas
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 17.9 sq mi · 11 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 72838?
72838 centers on 34.888°, -93.680° and covers 17.9 square miles of land plus 0.2 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 72827, 72841, 72828, 72833.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 72838, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 72838 compare with the rest of Yell County?
| Measure | 72838 | In Yell County | In AR |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 203 | 11th of 14 | 511th of 615 |
| Median household income | $86k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $102k | not ranked | not ranked |
72838's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (203). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 18% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 72838?
The 2020 Census counted 118 people in 72838; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 203. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 203±146 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 118
- Households
- 85
- Median age
- 46.6
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 72838?
Of the 203 people the ACS estimates in 72838, 31.0% are under 18 and 38.9% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (100.0%).
- Under 1831.0%
- 18 to 6430.0%
- 65 and older38.9%
- White, not Hispanic100.0%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
- Other or two or more0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What do households in 72838 earn?
Median household income is $85,580 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $85,580±$49,661
- Income per person
- $43,016
- Below the poverty line
- 0.0%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 20.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 72838?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $102,400
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 100.0%
- Housing units
- 104
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 72838?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72827 | Bluffton | 78 | $28k | 3.3 mi |
| 72841 | Harvey | 316 | $29k | 5.7 mi |
| 72828 | Briggsville | 123 | – | 8.7 mi |
| 72833 | Danville | 3,620 | $52k | 13.4 mi |
| 72950 | Parks | 517 | $43k | 14.2 mi (near) |
| 72860 | Rover | 269 | $79k | 14.3 mi (near) |
| 72842 | Havana | 1,112 | $49k | 15.0 mi (near) |
| 71969 | Sims | 223 | $38k | 15.4 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.